This is an office consolidation and not an
official version of this Act or Regulation. While care has been taken in assembling this
document, it is not warranted to be true and accurate. Official copies of all Provincial
Acts and Regulations are available from Island
Information Service.

(a) "Code" means the
National Plumbing Code of Canada 2015 and amendments, variations, additions and deletions set out in these regulations;

enforcing
authority

(b) "enforcing authority" means the Department charged with the administration of these regulations;

permit

(c) "permit" means a written approval by the enforcing authority for the construction, extension, alteration, renewal or repair of a plumbing system;

plumbing
system

(d) "plumbing system" has the same meaning as applied in the Code.

Numbering
system

(2) The use and interpretation
of the decimal numbering system of the Code is explained in the Preface of the
Code.
(EC593/92; 639/93; 525/96; 86/01; 550/09; 85/14 781/15)

Modifications

3. The National
Plumbing Code of Canada 2015 Edition is amended by the addition of the following sections:

1.10 PERMITS

Permit

1.10.1 (1) Except as provided for in sentence (2), no person shall, without first having obtained a permit, construct, extend, alter, renew or repair a plumbing system or connect a system to a building sewer.

Exception

(2) A permit is not required when a valve, faucet, fixture or service
water heater is repaired or replaced, a stoppage cleared or a leak repaired if no change to the piping is required.

Application to
authority

(3) An application for a permit shall be made to the enforcing authority
enforcing the Code.

Form

1.10.2 (1) The application for a permit shall be made on such form as
may be provided by the enforcing authority.

Fees

(2) Every application for a permit shall be accompanied by the fees set
out in Appendix B to this Code.

Qualifications

(3) A permit under this
section shall be issued only to a person who holds

(a) a valid certificate of
qualification or permit in the plumbing trade issued under the
Apprenticeship and Trades Qualification Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. A-15.2;
and

(a) a valid and subsisting
plumbing contractor's license issued by the enforcing authority.

Exception

(4) Notwithstanding sentence (3), the enforcing authority may issue a
permit to any individual in the business of installing water pumps, water softeners or beverage dispensing units for the installation of such fixtures
or equipment when it is satisfied that the individual is proficient in his ability to carry out the installation in conformance with the minimum
requirements of this Code.

Potable water
treatment devices

(5) Potable water treatment
devices, including but not limited to reverse osmosis systems and ultra-violet
systems, shall be installed in accordance with this Code.

1.11 INSPECTION AND TESTING

Inspection

1.11.1 (1) Where a permit is required as described in section 1.10, the
owner shall not put the system into use or cause it to put into use until it has been inspected and tested to the satisfaction of the enforcing
authority.

Not covered until
inspection

(2) The plumbing contractor shall notify the enforcing authority when
the work is complete and ready to be inspected and tested and shall not cause the work to be covered without the approval of the enforcing
authority.

Materials, etc.
for inspection

(3) The plumbing contractor shall furnish any equipment, material,
power or labour that is necessary for inspection or testing.

Uncover for
inspection

(4) If any part of a plumbing system is covered before it has been
inspected and approved, the owner shall ensure that it is uncovered for inspection and testing if the enforcing
authority so directs.

Changes to comply
with Code

(5) If any part of a plumbing system is not approved after it has been
inspected or tested, the owner shall ensure that any changes or alterations as may be required by the enforcing authority are carried out in compliance with the provisions of the Code and are made
subject to further inspection and testing before the work is covered.

Existing
plumbing system

1.11.2 (1) The enforcing authority may inspect any existing plumbing system and, where there is reason to suspect that the system is not satisfactory, order it to be tested.

Compliance with
written order

(2) If any part of the system has become or is in a condition that it may become dangerous or injurious to health, the owner shall ensure compliance with any written order by the enforcing authority ordering alteration or replacement of the system or any part thereof.

Compliance with
Code prevails

1.11.3 The granting of a permit, the approval of a plan or specification or an inspection or test that is made by the enforcing authority does not in any way relieve any person who carries out work on a plumbing system of full responsibility for carrying out such work in complete compliance with the Code.

Fees

1.11.4 Inspections carried out in the administration of this Code shall be subject to the fees set out in Appendix B to this Code.

1.12 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

Certificate of
compliance

1.12.1 (1) When a plumbing system has been completed and has been approved, the plumbing contractor shall issue to the owner a certificate of compliance certifying that the work has been carried out in compliance with this Code.

Form

(2) The certificate of
compliance required by sentence (1) shall be in such form as may be prescribed
by the enforcing authority. (EC666/86; 593/92; 639/93;
525/96; 85/14; 781/15).

Air
admittance valves

4. Revoked by
EC356/17.

Fire safety,
combustible and non- combustible piping

(2) Division B of Part 2 of
the Code is amended by the deletion of sentences 2.2.5.12. (2) and (3).

Minimum
diameter of drainage pipe

(3) Division B of Part 2 of
the Code is amended in subsection 2.4.9. by the addition of the following
sentence:

2.4.9.2. (5) The
minimum diameter of drainage pipe to be used underground shall be 2".

Backflow
preventors

(4) Revoked by EC356/17.
(EC86/01;
550/09; 781/15; 356/17)

Administrative requirements

5. Revoked by
EC356/17. (EC666/86; 593/92;
525/96; 550/09; 356/17)

Low flow fixtures

5.1 (1)-(5) Revoked by EC356/17).
(EC85/14; 781/15; 356/17)

Plumbing contractor's license

5.2 (1) The enforcing authority may issue a plumbing
contractor's license to a person who

(a) provides proof that the person

(i) holds a valid and subsisting certificate of qualification or permit in
the plumbing trade issued under the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualification
Act, or

(ii) employs an individual who holds a valid and subsisting certificate of
qualification or permit in the plumbing trade referred to in subclause (i);

(b) is in possession of or has access to a copy of the Code; and

(c) pays the required fee in accordance with Appendix B.

Required supervision

(2) A person to whom a plumbing contractor's license is issued under
subsection (1) shall ensure that plumbing services provided under that
license are provided only

(a) by a person who holds a valid and subsisting certificate of qualification
or permit in the plumbing trade referred to in subclause (1)(a)(i); or

(b) under the supervision of a person who holds a valid and subsisting
certificate of qualification or permit in the plumbing trade referred to in
subclause (1)(a)(i).

Expiry, revocation

(3) A plumbing contractor's license

(a) expires on March 31 of the year following the year in which it was
issued; and

(b) may be revoked at any time by the enforcing authority if the holder

(i) contravenes or fails to comply with the Code, these regulations or an
order of an inspector, or

(ii) is no longer in possession of or no longer has access to a copy of the
Code.

Phohibition

(4) No person shall provide plumbing services unless he or she

(a) is or is employed by a holder of a plumbing contractor's license; and

(b) is or is supervised by a holder of a valid certificate of qualification
or permit in the plumbing trade issued under the Apprenticeship and Trades
Qualification Act. (EC85/14)

Prohibition -
new design

5.3 (1) On and after the coming into force of this section,
the design, construction, extension, alteration, renewal and repair of a new
plumbing system by any person shall not direct water from any non-sanitary
source, including water from a sump pit or surface or storm water, into a
sanitary sewer system.

Prohibition -
existing design

(2) Subject to subsection (3), on the coming into force of this section, the
extension, alteration, renewal and repair of an existing plumbing system by
any person, including any future design and construction of the plumbing
system, shall not direct water from any non-sanitary source, including water
from a sump pit or surface or storm water, into a sanitary sewer system.

Exemption

(3) The utility that owns or operates a central wastewater collection and
treatment system may, on application from the owner of a serviced property,
issue a written exemption to the owner that exempts the owner from a
restriction in subsection (2). (356/17)

6. (1) In connection with any plumbing installation, any plumbing contractor, plumber, or individual installing such installation in a building and for which he may or may not receive any remuneration or consideration, shall comply with these regulations and the provisions of the Code as adopted herein, and failure to comply shall render him liable to the penalties provided by subsection (2).

Penalties

(2) Every natural person or corporation who commits a breach of these regulations shall be guilty of an offence and liable upon summary conviction to the penalty set out in section 32 of the Act.

Continuing
default

(3) Where any natural person or
corporation has been convicted of an offence under the provision of these
regulations, and the offence is in the nature of an omission, or neglect, or
failure to comply with any order, and if an authorized representative of the
enforcing authority gives reasonable notice to that person or corporation to
make good the omission, or neglect, or failure to comply and default is made
in respect thereof, the person or corporation convicted is liable to a further
fine of $25 for each day in default after notice and until the notice has been
complied with. (EC525/96)

SCHEDULE

Revoked by EC550/09.

APPENDIX A

Revoked by EC356/17 (EC85/14; 356/17)

APPENDIX B

Fees

1. (1) The following fees are prescribed:

(a) on application for a
plumbing permit

(i) except as provided
in clauses (ii) and (iii)

$20 per fixture
($50 minimum)

(ii) for a prefabricated home on a foundation

$50
plus $20 per fixture
added on site, plus $20 per connection to a municipal water or sewage system

(iii) for an extension or alteration to an existing plumbing system that does not involve the addition of
a fixture

$50

(b) on application for a permit to make alterations to an existing plumbing system or part thereof

(i) that is or has been in use
and for which no previous permit has been granted

$85 per hour
plus travel expenses,

(ii) where, at the request of the applicant,
an inspection
is conducted outside an inspector's normal working hours

$125 per hour
($250 minimum)
plus travel expenses,

(iii) that has been constructed or altered in compliance with a directive or
an order issued pursuant to these regulations

NO CHARGE

(iv) that has been constructed or
altered in default of a directive or an order
issued pursuant to these regulations

$200

(c) for an inspection conducted at the request of an applicant

$ 85

(d) on application for a plumbing contractors' license

$ 75

Travel
expenses

(2) For the purposes of clause
(1)(b), the rate of travel expenses payable is based on the rates in effect
pursuant to the collective agreement between the province and the P.E.I.
Union of Public Sector Employees for reimbursement for use of private motor
vehicles on government business. (EC525/96; 731/04;
550/09; 247/12; 85/14; 355/16)